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Letter 038

Paris, September 17 1875
巴黎 1875年9月17日

Dear Theo,

A feeling, even a fine feeling, for the beauties of Nature is not the same as a religious feeling, though I believe these two are connected. * 一种感情，对自然之美的感情，甚至是一种强烈的感情，与宗教感情是不一样的，虽然我认为两者是有紧密关系的。

Nearly everyone has a feeling for nature, some more, some less, but there are some who feel: God is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth. Father is one of those few, Mother too, and Uncle Vincent as well, I think. 几乎每个人都对自然有感情，有人多点，有人少点，但有些人能够感到：上帝是一种精神，必须通过精神和真理来礼拜他。父亲就是这种人，母亲也是，我向文森特伯伯也算是。

You know that it is written: “The world passeth away and the lust 渴望 thereof”, and that on the other hand we are also told about “that good part which shall not be taken away”, and about “a well of water springing up into 涌入 everlasting 永恒的 life.” Let us also pray that we may grow rich in God. Still, do not dwell too deeply on these matters - in the fullness of time they will become clearer to you of their own accord - and just take the advice I have given you.

Let us ask that it may fall to us to become the poor in the kingdom of God, God's servants 仆人 . We are still a long way from that, however, since there are often beams in our eye that we know not of. Let us therefore ask that our eye may become single, for then we ourselves shall become wholly single.

Regards to Roos and to anybody who may ask after me, and believe me, always,

Your loving brother, Vincent

You are eating properly, aren' t you? In particular eat especially as much bread as you can. Sleep well, I must go and polish my boots 擦我的鞋子 for tomorrow.

* The same is true of the feeling for art. Do not succumb 屈从 too much to that either. Above all, save some love for the business and for your work, and respect for Mr. Tersteeg 特斯蒂格 . One day you will appreciate, better than now, how much he deserves it. No need to overdo 做得过分、过火 it, though.

[注]：人名地名的注释请查看之前的信。

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